A breath of inspirationSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
Afflatus links inspiration with the idea of breathing
Afflatus names a sudden creative impulse or inspiration, often associated with divine influence. The English word comes from Latin vocabulary for breathing or blowing upon something. Its ancestry offers a breath-like image for the arrival of an idea.
A word for inspiration carries the image of something breathed in.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10